Hackers on the Hill is run by the all-volunteer I Am The Cavalry initiative - a group of dedicated individuals from the cybersecurity researcher community. Our goal with this event is to provide you with key resources for cybersecurity knowledge, broker connections to the wide-ranging expertise of the cybersecurity research community, and improve understanding among policymakers and the technical community.

Check the Logistics section above for the schedule.

Happy hour? Us? ;) Yes, it's on. Check the Logistics section above for the schedule.

• Watch the plenary sessions from 2022 and 2023 on our Hackers on the Hill YouTube channel. (don't forget to smash like and subscribe)
• Review the Guide to Meeting With Congressional Offices (pdf link) prepared by Harley Geiger.
• Read our Overview of Hackers on the Hill 2023, on the I Am The Cavalry blog.
• Take a walk down memory lane with our sites from 2020, 2022, and 2023.

Bring a notepad and a pen to take notes - there might not be much space for your laptop, the wireless signal isn't great (though they may have guest wifi), and it may slow down the security check.

Feel free to wear what you're comfortable in, given the context. For some people that might mean a suit and tie. For others, it might mean a soft hoodie. I think we've even had kilts in the group before. And consider dressing in layers - it can be freezing outside and hot inside, like a microwave burrito. But, maybe, like leave your rollerblades and T-Rex inflatables at home.

If you have any questions, check the Capitol Visitor Center prohitibed items list.

Parking near the Capitol tends to be extremely limited, and available spots can be a bit of a hike. Check out the US Capitol Visitor Center site for more.

Thanks for checking first! Everybody loves photos. Except when they don't. And some of them won't. So ask first and try to avoid crowd shots. As far as blogging (tweeting/Xing, tooting, skeeting, whatever), we will announce the ground rules at the event - the plenary is likely to be on the record, the briefings are off the record.

There are several hotels nearby the Capitol. We don't have any recommendations, as we haven't tried any of them out.

Glad you like it! You can check out more from us at the I Am The Cavalry website and Twitter (@iamthecavalry). And the same group that runs this puts on Policy @ DEF CON, so you should check that out too - we're always looking for good CFP submissions!

You still want more? Alright, well we're big fans of TechCongress, a great program that places technologists in Congressional offices for a year.

And the Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a 6-month fellowship in San Francisco that trains technologists to become policy entrepreneurs.

(Subquestion: What is a Depeche Mode - is that like Dark Mode? Well, kind of, but not in this case.)

Unfortunately not. The event is full (we may even be over capacity), and the Capitol doesn't want this to be a nightclub scene with like bouncers and stuff.

And if you're thinking about trying to social engineer your way in anyway, know that the Capitol requires pre-registration and ID checks so try to avoid committing felonies at the event. ;)

We'll send out an email update if anything changes.

Unfortunately not this year. For context, in 2023, the White House invited a select number of hackers for an afternoon session to discuss several cybersecurity topics (and published an official White House Readout on collaborating with cybersecurity researchers!).